Americans are #1 at shooting other people, themselves, and both in succession. Icelanders are #1 in cinema attendance.

On this day in 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Organic Act, officially creating the National Park Service to protect and preserve America’s natural wonders and historic treasures “for the enjoyment of this and future generations.”

Blanca Lake trail, an 8 mile round trip with 3,400 foot gain. #hike #pacificnorthwest #wilderness #publiclandsinpublichands

Mildred Point trail, Rainer National Park. #hike #nationalpark #publiclandsinpublichands Mildred Point is a rather steep, 7-mile trek, with multiple waterfalls, including the spectacular Comet, and, in high summer, vast wildflower meadows, culminating with an in-your-face old Tahoma ecounter.

The F4 is one of the best Marvel flicks, which is very welcome, and it's all positive vibes and great aspirations, which are a very, very welcome set of sentiments today.

Crystal Lakes Trail, Chinook Pass, Mt Rainier National Park

Ira Spring Trail, Mason Lake, Snoqualmie WA. #hiking #nationalforest #pacificnorthwest

Fragrence Lake Trail, Larabee State Park, WA.

Who does ICE target, detain, and deport after all the immigrants are gone?

Lake Serene, WA #publiclandsinpublichands

A question every reporter should be asking Trump and Republicans: If Trump doesn't trust his own Director of National Intelligence, and by extension, US intelligence, then which country's intelligence is he relying upon?

Lena Lake trail, WA. #publiclandsinpublichands

Obama may have been the only American president who understood how to deal with Israel. Most others have been congenialy dragged around from one crisis to the next.

First time I've seen a tax cut so poorly designed that the dynamic score RAISES the cost by $356 billion. The infinitesimal growth revenues are dwarfed by the rising inflation and $441 billion in interest costs from higher interest rates.

Seattle Center.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

Elon Musk accomplishments last week: 1. Put 10,000 families on state unemployment rolls. 2. Begged the nuclear scientists and air traffic controllers to come back. 3. Asked Grok what "provisional" means. 4. Fired Grok. 5. Blocked Tesla calls.

Tariffs are socialism.

Finding some joy.

Been working on that spin kick.

No social media platform matters. We're putting stuff here until the next thing comes along.